Improvement in sad-irons



T. Fl-ZWKESI` Sad-Irons.

Patented June 16, 18701,

yz/zm UNITED STATES THOMAS FEVKES, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN SAD-IRONS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 152,037. dated June 16, 1874; application tiled September 25, 1873.

To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, THOMAS Fnwkns, of

the city and countyot' Philadelphia, and the State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Sad-Irons; and I do hereby declare the following to be a clear and exact description of the nature thereof, sufficient to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to fully understand, make, and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, in which* Figure l is a longitudinal vertical section view of the device embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a top view ot' the coreand shell. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section, the handle being broken away. a detached portion.

Similar letters ot' reference indicate correspondin g parts in the several figures.

This invention relates to .the class of sadirons wherein the heating-core is adapted to be carried by the handle independently ofthe shell; and consists in the combination, with the posts rising from the shell, the posts rising from the core, and the lever engaging with said posts, of a detachable core, handle-plate,

Y and shell, so constructed that the core may be lifted by the handle-plate'and applied to the shell, regardless of whichever end is front. It also consists of a spring-lock for the lever, which connects the handle, shell, and core.

Referring' to the drawings, A represents the shell or base of the iron, which consists ofthe /portion a, whose lower face comes in contact with the article to be ironed, and sides or walls f b, rising from the bottom portion a, so that there is formed a hollow chamber to receive the heating-core B. The core consists ot' a piece of suitable metal or material, of shape and dimensions corresponding to that ot' the shell, and iitting nicely within the shell. C represents the handle, which may be of usual form, and is cast with or secured to a plate, D, which constitutes the top ofthe shell, and covers the core when the parts are in position. The shell, core, and handle-plate are double pointed, and the lower face a ot' thcshell may be constructed to smooth as well as polish the garment or article, as is well known. From the inner face ot' the bottom a of the shell there Fig. et is a rear view of rise pins or posts E, arranged diagonally, and adapted to pass through openings c in the core, and openings in the handle-plate, and extending above the said plate. Pins or posts F rise from the core B, and are arranged diagonally thereon, but in a direction opposite to the pins or posts E; and said pins or posts F pass through openings in the handle-plate, so that there are two openings in, and. two post s or pins on, the core, and four openings in the handle-plate. The posts F extend above the handle-plate, similarly to the posts E, and on the inner face cr portionot each post or pin are formed notches or shoulders, which face each other, as shown in Fig. 3. On the upper side ot' the handle-plate there is pivoted or secured a lever, H, whose ends are adapted to enter the notches of the posts E, and of the posts F, said lever being provided with a thumb or tin ger piece, j', for convenient manipulation thereof. The upper face rear end otl the lever is beveled or sloped from the center to the sides, and bearing against the two beveled or sloping faces J thus formed is a spri11g-spindle,K, which is arranged in a chamber at the rear of the guard L, located on the handle-plate above the lever. M represents a bar, which is arranged over a cavity, N, in the core B, and is preferably of wrought metal1 and attached to the core by being properly laid in the mold in which the core is cast-an operation well known. The sockets P on the plate l), for the ends of the handle, are formed internally with cross piece R, 011 which rest the ends of the handle. Screws S are passed through openings in the pieces R into the handles, and the space below said pieces is filled with a suitable cement or heat non-comlucting material, T, say silicate of soda or plaster-otparis, so as to embed the head of the screw and cover the lower face ot' the pieces R, whereby heat from the core cannot be transmitted to the handle.

The operation is as follows: The core is to be heated in any desirable manner, and when ready for use the handle-plate is laid thereon, the pins oi' the core passing through the corresponding opcnings in the plate. The lever H is now turned so that its ends enter the notches of the pins on the core, and it will be noticed that the core and handle are locked or connected. The core may now be conveniently carried to the ironing-table, where the shell should rest, or be within convenient reach/and is introduced into the shell, the pins of the latter passing through the unoccupied openin gs ot' the core and handle-plate.

It will be seen that in these movements the handle-plate may be connected to the core without regard to what may he termed the front or rear of the core, and the same feature exists concerning the application of the core to the shell. These features are matters of importance to the operator, since no time or labor is necessary to turn or reverse the core and shell to cause the handle-plate to conform to the core and the core to the shell.

The lever His now moved from the pins of the core and pressed into the notches ot' the pins of the shell, whereby the shell, core, and handle are locked or connected, and all parts are complete for use. When the lever is Iirst moved one of the beveled or sloping faces at the rear thereof causes the spindle K to risc, and when the center or highest point is reached, the lever continuing its movement, the spindle lowers and presses againstthe other beveled or sloping face, so that the lever will be held or locked, and all rattling thereof and danger ot' disengagement withthe respective parts are overcome. \Vhen the core cools or becomes cold the lever is moved clear of the pins ot' the shell and engaged with the pins ot' the core, whereby the core may be lifted clear of the shell, the latter remaining stationary on the ironing table, board, or other place of rest. The core may now be carried 'to the place oi" heating', to be reheated, and another core properlyY heated is attached to the handle and operated in a manner similar to that stated.

It will be perceived that the shell need not be conveyed to the stove or place of heating, and consequently is not soiled or fouled by contact with the stove, fuel, or otherwise, as is usual with ordinary irons, whereby the ironing-face is always clean, smooth, and ready for operation. The core is completely inelosed, and its heat will be prevented from escaping, except by radiation.

Should the core assume such position in the coals or fire that the handle-plate cannot prop erly reach the same, a poker or other pointed instrument may be inserted under or applied to the bar M, and thus afford means of raisin or withdrawing the core, and placin it in position for application ot' the handle-plate.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The core B, shell A, and handle-plate l), made detachable from eachother and of doublepointed form, in combination with the posts E rising from the shell, the posts F rising i'rom the core, and the lever H engaging with said posts, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The lever H, with double beveled or sloping faces J, in combination with the spring bearing-spindle K and the locking-posts et' the shell and core, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

THOS. FFYKE Vitnesses JonaT A. \Vrnnnnsmim, A. l. Guam?. 

